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Re: New or old ?

It depends on your age and experiences.
Both are great horns. The Balanced action requires
more care.
I am old and prefer Selmer Mark Vls or Balanced Actions. If I were younger I might choose a more modern horn..............Kelsey

Re: New or old ?

Thank you Kelsey. I'm not young anymore too (61) and feel the same things as you do in music. I began to learn very late. But it's my pleasure, just trying to get better. I use a Selmer 80 II which is great (I let me told it). Maybe looking on a sax more "rough" as BA or Ref36. I would like to know if the difference is important or negligible.
So long.

Re: New or old ?

Re: New or old ?

Surely, they are richer in harmoncis than the Mark VI. The question is : we grow up with this kind of sound and it's now called "professionnal" sound ! We have a lot of things going this way to rehabilitate.